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HENRY o. KEELER, or RnrsIL, WASHINGTON.

nook CARRIER.

.Appiicationsiea may is, 1925. 'serial No. Y30,9%.Y

is particularly adaptable for use' in carryingV books by school children and students `in generah rlhe principal..objectsv or" the invention are to provideV a book 'carrier that is made oi- -a single kstrap'and which may be readily adjusted for carrying different` f sizes and different numbers of books. Other objects 'are toprovide meanswhereby the books are cinched horizontally as well as vertically1 thus furnishing vdoublefse'curity' and rendering it apracticable impossibility y for the bo'oksto iall out.' Further objects are to provide a Acarrierr that is simple and durablefin construction, reliable and etlicient in use, and which may be manufactured at comparatively small cost.

Vfith the above and other objects in VView which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention Yconsists ot the vnovel construction, adaptation, combination and arrangeur-ent of parts khereinafter described and claimed. These objects arel accomplished by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings', wherein- Figure 1 is a view in side perspective showing the carrier with books secured therein; Y Y Y. Y j

, 2 is a view invelevation showing vthe opposite side ot the same; 1

Fig. 3 is a view in vertical section taken substantiallyon a broken line 3, 3 otFig. 2;

Fig. d is a detailview in lelevationof theY adjustable tour slot plate; and Y A of the adjustable Fig. 5 is a similar view three slot plate.

Referring toV the drawings throughout which like reference numerals designate like parts, the numeral 5 indicates a buckle clasp secured to one end 6 of the strap designated as a whole by thel numeral 7. It will be understood that the entire strap 7 is made in one single piece. The end 6 is passed through the rear end of the buckle 5,.

doubled under itself, andsecuredby a rivet 8 as clearly shown in Fig. Sont ings.

Eroinv the buckle 5 the strap 7 kpasses over the top of the books at 9 and downwardly the' drawf vat '10 tothe tourfslot plate'lli Said strap vpasses through rthel upperfslotv 12 of said plate and thence upwardly at 13. At la rthe strap forms aloopfor oarryingby hand, and thenpasses downwardly at i5 through t1@ clasp @iid Ovt the buckle 5 to the three slot plate 'la l j At the plate 16 the middle slot'lS. Said middle slot is disposed at an angle ot substantially forty-five degrees so that inpassing through saine the strap is dei'llected at an angle of 'substantially ninety degrees troin'the vertical portion 15 at 19 and passes horizontally at 20 and around theV end at 21 and then at 22 saine passes to the `leur slotplate 11.

Passing inwardly through a slot 23 and partly under the plate 11 the strap continues horizontally yand passes out through ay slot 2t iu said plate. From said slot the strap passesy horizontally 'around the sides and endsY of the books at 25, 26l and 27 tothe plate 16,. f

Here the strap kis again passed through the slot 18 where it is deflected downwardly at an angle of substantially ninety degrees Yfrom the horizontal portion 27 coming out through the lower slot 28 vand continuing downwardly at 29. Said strap rpassesunder the books at 80,' thence upwardly atl to f n A l thel strap passes throughl airupper slot 17 and then outwardly through the plate '11 where it end y32. The end '32m-passed through the lower slot 33 in the ate '11,' doubled vunder itself and )ya rivet 341.

To place the books within the carrier or secured .to Aremovev saine therefrom it-is simply nec ess'ary topull upwardly on the portion '9 taking in some slack from the loop 14. Itl

will be obvious that a roll of paper, rule or 'and 2'? the slack of the strap is drawn lirough the plate 11. Then by pulling on the portions'29, 30 and 31 the slack is again carried through the plate 16 to its end 32.

To adjust the carrier for smaller books the reverse of, theV foregoing operation is necessary. lt will of course be understood that the slack is distributed over the' difterentporti-ons throughout the length of the other object may be inserted under the porl strap in accordance with the dimensions of the books that are to be installed therein.

It will now be apparent that have provided a simple book carrier made of a single strap wherein complete turns are made around the books both in a vertical as Well as a horizontal direction thus making it practically impossible V:tor the books to fall out. ln carrying the device by the loop le the Weight of the books will obviously tend to tighten the hold of the strap thereon.

lVhile I have described my device with some particularity it will be unlderstood that I intend no limitations except insofar as may be imposed by the appended claims and that such changes ma;7 be resorted to as are Within the scope and spirit Iof the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the Unted States is l. A book carrier comprising a strap, a

clasp on one end of the strap, a 'four slot alate said stray Dassin@ throuoh said late 7 l. D D

to form a carrying loop, and means whereby the remainder of the strap is adapted to be adjustably looped around books both in a horizontal and vertical direction.

2. A book carrier comprising` a strap, a clasp on one end of the strap, a four slot plate, said strap passingl through said plate and clasp to form a ca rying loop and securing means 'for the upper' portion of the books, a three slot plate, said strap passing, through. said three and four slot plates to form a horizontal turn around the books, and said strap passing through said three slot plate and secured at its other end to said iour slot plate to complete the vertical turn around the books.

In Witness whereof, l hereunto subscribe my naine May A. D. 1925.

HENRY C. KEELER. 

